Fat Rascals

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, unsalted
2 tablespoons sugar, or brown sugar, or honey, or molasses, or malt syrup
1 1/3 cups currants, or sultanas (raisins), dried cranberries, dried cherries or chopped apricots,
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
1/4 teaspoon salt
Milk and water combined 50/50, to make a firm dough

Instructions

Thoroughly blend butter and flour. Add the sugar and salt. Mix in the currants. Add just enough milk and water combined to make firm dough.

Roll out dough ½ inch thick and cut into rounds with 2-inch biscuit cutter or shape a 1/2 inch thick round and section off as you would scones or shortbread. Brush over with milk, dust with sugar (optional) and bake in a hot oven (400 degrees) until lightly golden.

Notes

Can also be cooked on a hot griddle the same as English muffins, just leave off the sugar dusting.